Mr. H. Wilsonasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state, for each of the last four years, the total
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TABLE 1 INDUSTRIAL BUILDING IN GREAT BRITAIN NUMBER AND AREA OF SCHEMES APPROVED* — 1952 1953 1954 1955† No. Area (Thous. sq. ft.) No. Area (Thous. sq. ft.) No. Area (Thous. sq. ft.) No. Area (Thous. sq. ft.) Great Britain 1,129 26,591 1,961 39,313 2,705 70,916 2,607 74,362 Standard Regions:— Northern 59 2,019 102 2,087 110 3,337 86 2,767 East and West Ridings 119 2,140 199 3,196 244 5,113 223 6,180 North Midland 69 1,275 177 2,807 236 5,032 224 5,641 Eastern 97 2,970 196 4,775 243 9,842 216 11,359 London and South Eastern 190 4,323 329 7,061 596 13,544 611 14,990 Southern 56 1,151 120 2,495 183 4,379 158 3,390 South Western 67 971 104 2,173 117 2,733 126 2,798 Wales 44 585 58 2,225 72 2,604 98 2,096 Midland 196 4,094 247 4,188 410 9,259 390 8,332 North Western 149 5,154 289 5,363 343 9,943 314 12,311 Scotland 83 1,909 140 2,643 151 5,130 161 4,498 Development Areas:— North Eastern 50 1,912 87 1,887 91 3,099 70 2,447 West Cumberland 4 70 6 91 5 78 7 99 South Wales and Mouthshire 35 478 45 2,094 53 2,319 77 1,686 Wrexham 2 13 1 6 2 32 2 12 South Lancashire 6 465 12 321 23 1,477 9 337 Merseyside 32 1,235 54 900 57 2,029 43 3,006 North East Lancashire 3 102 6 52 7 570 5 820 Scottish 50 1,451 78 1,521 86 3,236 100 2,855 Total for all Development Areas 182 5,726 289 6,872 324 12,840 313 11,262 * The figures include new buildings and extensions to existing buildings, over 5,000 square feet, for manufacturing industry. † First nine months only. number of factories and factory extensions over 5,000 feet, approved, started and finished, respectively, and the floor area concerned, in each region of the country and nationally, and also for each Development Area, and for the total of all the Development Areas taken together.
§ Mr. P. ThorneycroftThe figures are given in the following tables. The sources of these statistics and the cautions to be applied in using them are described in an article in the Board of Trade Journal dated 20th August. 1955.
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TABLE 2 INDUSTRIAL BUILDING IN GREAT BRITAIN NUMBER AND AREA OF SCHEMES APPROVED* — 1952 1953 1954 1955† No. Area (Thous. sq. ft.) No. Area (Thous. sq. ft.) No. Area (Thous. sq. ft.) No. Area (Thous. sq. ft.) Great Britain 946 19,722 1,542 29,505 2,131 45,187 1,145 30,818 Standard Regions:— Northern 58 2,361 85 1,829 102 2,609 52 1,447 East and West Ridings 115 1,943 164 2,659 197 3,743 81 1,454 North Midland 82 1,890 115 1,585 194 3,047 119 2,452 Eastern 78 2,390 120 3,068 207 5,304 104 3,711 London and South Eastern 141 2,426 235 4,847 360 6,977 194 3,677 Southern 35 513 82 1,529 131 2,654 74 1,623 Southwestern 46 709 92 1,748 90 1,814 58 1,497 Wales 32 541 71 2,252 64 3,017 45 782 Midland 152 2,653 246 4,102 321 6,142 199 6,221 North Western 145 2,896 208 3,663 319 6,974 146 5,433 Scotland 62 1,400 124 2,223 146 2,906 73 2,521 Development Areas:— North Eastern 51 2,184 74 1,679 87 2,401 45 1,358 West Cumberland 3 127 4 80 7 119 2 22 South Wales and Mouthshire 26 485 48 1,790 47 2,768 33 600 Wrexham 1 8 5 62 — — 2 32 South Lancashire 5 455 14 189 15 281 9 682 Merseyside 12 162 42 846 48 762 21 1,460 North East Lancashire 2 30 6 64 8 576 1 28 Scottish 36 1,039 75 1,587 82 1,593 39 1,539 Total for all Development Areas 136 4,490 268 6,297 294 8,500 152 5,721 * Figures of schemes started and completed are based on information received up to the end of September, 1955, and will be revised as later information becomes available. † Figures for first six months only.
TABLE 3 INDUSTRIAL BUILDING IN GREAT BRITAIN NUMBER AND AREA OF SCHEMES APPROVED* — 1952 1953 1954 1955† No. Area (Thous. sq. ft.) No. Area (Thous. sq. ft.) No. Area (Thous. sq. ft.) No. Area fThous. sq. ft.) Great Britain 1,438 29,021 1,438 31,353 1,702 38,292 840 16,022 Standard Regions:— Northern 86 1,647 81 2,409 104 5,160 58 1,613 East and West Ridings 164 2,470 169 2,935 172 2,745 68 956 North Midland 129 2,442 126 3,038 146 3,067 68 955 Eastern 106 2,564 118 2,262 142 4,050 93 1,856 London and South Eastern 210 3,839 217 3,490 234 6,508 154 2,484 Southern 69 989 71 1,403 83 1,197 48 627 South Western 60 1,184 71 1,319 83 1,527 32 711 Wales 59 1,290 69 2,530 77 1,530 26 587 Midland 203 3,659 203 3,411 264 4,410 129 2,432 North Western 253 5,454 202 5,288 245 4,976 114 2,593 Scotland 99 3,483 111 3,268 152 3,122 50 1,208 Development Areas:— North Eastern 71 1,527 71 2,262 90 4,972 48 1,492 West Cumberland 4 36 2 56 7 118 4 46 South Wales and Mouthshire 45 1,109 45 1,131 50 1,000 21 524 Wrexham 4 90 8 157 2 42 — — South Lancashire 21 364 16 229 15 218 3 53 Merseyside 44 859 34 2,070 43 803 18 350 North East Lancashire 10 99 6 100 5 53 2 345 Scottish 55 2,037 64 2,341 87 2,159 31 934 Total for all Development Areas 254 6,121 246 8,346 299 9,365 127 3,744 * Figures of schemes started and completed are based on information received up to the end of September, 1955, and will be revised as later information becomes available. † Figures for first six months only.